Cybercops traced Toulouse massacre suspect through IP address
Slain soldier’s ad for motorcycle had key role in manhunt By John Leyden The IP address of a computer used to view a motorbike sales ad posted by an early victim of the Toulouse gunman played a vital role in narrowing down Mohamed Merah as the main suspect in a series of attacks that have […]
Italian Interior Minister Cancellieri: „We are working together on immigration, frontier security issues“
„There is a solid understanding between Tunisia and Italy in matters of fight against illegal immigration. We think that there is no problem to forge ahead on the path of integration and opening of the frontiers. We only need to discuss these issues more thoroughly,“ Italy’s Interior Minister Maria Cancellieri said on Thursday in Tunis. […]
Police data miners help keep tabs on criminals
By Doug Schmidt Windsor’s career criminals are being put on notice – you could be under police surveillance from the moment you step out of jail. The Windsor Police Service released its annual crime statistics report Thursday and, almost across the board, crime rates were down in 2011. In some categories, the drop was substantial. […]
Cassidian at DIMDEX 2012 in Qatar
Global security company to showcase its Border Guard Surveillance Vehicle for first time in region Cassidian, a leading global provider of cutting edge technology in defence and security, will be using the third DIMDEX 2012 in Qatar to showcase the first exhibition of a Border Guard Surveillance Vehicle (BGSV). The BGSV provides an integrated mobile […]
Chicago rejects NATO summit protest march plans
BY KIM JANSSEN The city of Chicago has rejected a request by anti-war protesters to march through downtown Chicago on May 20, the first day of the NATO summit. The protesters already had a permit to march along the same route — from Daley Center Plaza to McCormick Place — one day earlier. That was […]
4 Days in August
Metropolitan Police Service Strategic Review into the Disorder of August 2011 Operation Kirkin was the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) response to the pan-London disorder which took place in early August 2011. Assistant Commissioner Lynne Owens has reviewed Operation Kirkin on behalf of the Commissioner. Following her appointment as Chief Constable of Surrey Police, Assistant Commissioner […]
Met Police will use 1980s software during 2012 Olympics
Gill Hitchcock The Metropolitan Police Service will use software from the 1980s to coordinate the command and communications of its policing operations during the London Olympic Games. The software, known as MetOps, is installed in the force’s special operations room (SOR), the central control room providing communications support during more than 500 major incidents and […]
London, Ont. police turn to social media to find rioters
London, Ont. police expect to make more arrests after a mob of some 1,000 people torched a TV news van and pelted officers with bricks and beer bottles during a Saturday night riot. Eleven people, seven of them Fanshawe College students, were arrested after a St. Patrick’s Day party in the city’s east end turned […]
Anti-Frontex Days: Stand up against Euro Apartheid!
Throughout May and June of this year, Warsaw is to become the exhibition center of European apartheid. During these months, as Euro 2012 fans take in the international atmosphere of the tournament in beer parks specially set up for them around the city, Frontex, headquartered in Warsaw at 1, United Nations Plaza will celebrate its […]
Arad camp (Romania) : „We are in hell“
detainees stories collected by Migreurop on the 08/03/2012 « We need help, we are more than fifty detainees in the Arad detention centre, Romania. We are asylum seekers and they put us in detention Some have been here for a month, others for 7, 8, 9 months. We are a group of men and one […]
INTERPOL a key partner for a secure Europe, says EU Commissioner Malmström
EU-INTERPOL ties already securing borders and preventing crime LYON, France – A secure Europe needs global law enforcement support, with INTERPOL a key partner in meeting security challenges, European Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia Malmström told police chiefs at the closing of the INTERPOL Heads of National Central Bureaus conference. Addressing the 270 senior police […]
Russia to Build Mini Drone for Vietnam
Russian warplane maker Irkut has signed a contract with Vietnam to build a small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the Southeast Asian country, Izvestia daily reported on Thursday. The $10 million deal, with Vietnam Aerospace Association (VASA), was signed on Wednesday, Yury Malov, head of the Irkut Engineering, Irkut’s subsidiary, told Izvestia. The firm will […]
The Use of Drones for Nonviolent Civil Resistance
In my previous blog post on the use of drones for human rights, I also advocated for the use of drones to support nonviolent civil resistance efforts. Obviously, like the use of any technology in such contexts, doing so presents both new opportunities and obvious dangers. In this blog post, I consider the use of […]
Saab Sponsors Border Surveillance Conference in Brasilia
Saab is one of the main sponsors of the 2nd edition Border Surveillance Conference in Brasilia and is participating with speakers on common operating picture for Border safeguarding. Border Safeguarding is constantly challenged by the ever-changing threats of the 21st century and is vital to providing a strong defense against external threats such as international […]
Fake YouTube Site Targets Syrian Activists With Malware
Last week, EFF reported on two instances of pro-Syrian-government malware targeting Syrian activists through links sent in chats and emails. This week, we’ve seen new Windows malware dropped by a fake YouTube site hosting Syrian opposition videos. Below is a screenshot of the fake YouTube page, which attacks users in two ways: it requires to […]
Did Mark Kennedy make a mystery trip to New York for the FBI?
What was the undercover officer doing in New York in 2008? He claims to have worked for the FBI – did you encounter him? Was Mark Kennedy, the infamous police spy who infiltrated political activists in Europe, also an FBI agent? And can you help us work out what he was doing in New York? […]
India: Telecom operators wash their hands off Blackberry-encryption controversy
Trisha Thomas Despite raising a hullabaloo over getting access to blackberry encrypted messages for the last three years, the government is yet to get the ability to check such messages, it said on Wednesday. While it was assumed that it now has the capacity to ’screen‘ all communications going in and out of India, the […]
‚See Me‘ satellites may help ground forces
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency says it will research a system to let soldiers overseas access near-live satellite images of their location. Current satellites cannot provide such information as they are in the wrong orbits and are difficult for troops on the ground to access, experts said. DARPA’s SeeMe program (Space Enabled Effects […]
ACPO Manual of Guidance Public Order
Standards, Tactics, and Training Manual March 2004 The purpose of this Manual is to provide guidance on the tactics and standards approved by the Association of Chief Police Officers in relation to the discipline referred to ordinarily as ‘Public Order’. It is essentially the tactical complement to ACPO’s strategic document ‘Keeping the Peace’. As with […]
Olympics 2012 security: welcome to lockdown London
London 2012 will see the UK’s biggest mobilisation of military and security forces since the second world war and the effects will linger long after the athletes have left Stephen Graham As a metaphor for the London Olympics, it could hardly be more stark. The much-derided „Wenlock“ Olympic mascot is now available in London Olympic […]